The Apple iPhone 15 Vs iPhone 12 Mini are two of the most popular smartphones on the market. Both phones offer great features and performance, but they also have some key differences.
In this article, we will compare the two phones side-by-side to help you decide which one is right for you.
Here are some of the key differences between the Apple iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 15:
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Brand | Apple Apple |
Category | Smartphone Smartphone |
Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) 131.5 mm (5.18 inches) |
Thickness | 7.80 mm (0.31 inches) 64.2 mm (2.53 inches) |
Width | 71.5 mm (2.82 inches) 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
Waterproof | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529 |
Rear material | Corning Gorilla Glass Glass |
Frame material | Aluminum Aluminum |
Colors | - Blue, Green, Red, White, Black |
Weight | 172 135 g |
Fingerprint scanner | - No |
Size | 15.40 cm / 6.1‑inch Pill Cutout 13.76 cm / 5.4-inch |
Display Type | Super Retina XDR display OLED display OLED Super Retina XDR display, True Tone display |
Resolution | 1179 x 2556 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels |
PPI | 460 ppi density 476 ppi |
Screen-to-body ratio | 19.5:9 ratio 85.1% |
Refresh Rate | 60Hz 60 Hz |
Touch sampling rate | 360Hz 120 Hz |
Response time | 1ms 1ms |
Max rated brightness | 1000 nits 625 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 2000 nits 1,200 nits peak brightness (HDR) |
HDR support | HDR10 Yes |
Screen protection | Ceramic Shield glass Gorilla Glass 6 |
Display features | Wide colour display (P3) |
Manufacturer | Apple Apple |
Size | 3nm TSMC's N3 node 5nm |
Cores | 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4) |
CPU Configuration |
2x 3.70 GHz – 4x 2.20 GHz – 2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm |
High Frequency | 3700 MHz 3100 MHz |
Performance Core | 2x 3.70 GHz 2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm |
Power Efficient Core | 4x 2.20 GHz 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm |
GPU | Apple GPU Apple GPU |
APU / NPU / AI Proc. / Neural IP | Apple NPU Apple NPU |
Class | Flagship Flagship |
AnTuTu benchmark scores | - 717981 |
Geekbench scores |
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Single-Core Score - 1585 Multi-Core Score - 4102 |
3DMark | 7610 |
RAM Max | 8 GB 4 GB |
RAM Type | LPDDR5 LPDDR4X |
RAM frequency | 3400 MHz |
Storage Type | NVMe NVMe (64, 128, 256 GB) |
Memory card | - No |
ISP | Apple Custom ISP Apple Custom ISP |
Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens |
48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 microns - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Optical image stabilisation - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Deep Fusion |
Ultra-wide lens |
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX503 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
4K video recording | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps) Up to 60FPS |
8K video recording | No No |
Slow motion | 1080p@120/240fps 240 FPS (1080p) |
Video capture |
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 30 fps Slow-motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps Time-lapse video with stabilisation Night mode Time-lapse |
Video Codec | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
Camera features | HDR (photo/panorama) - Bokeh mode,- Pro mode |
Wide (main) lens |
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS (unconfirmed) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 12 megapixels TrueDepth front camera ƒ/2.2 aperture Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 3 for photos |
Image resolution | 4290 x 2800 4290 x 2800 |
Video capture |
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 30 fps Slow-motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p and 720p) |
DxOMark Photo quality | 132 |
DxOMark Video quality | 112 |
DxOMark camera score | 122 |
Capacity | Li-Ion 3279 mAh 2227 mAh |
Battery type | Li-Ion Li-Ion |
Charge power | 25W 18 W |
Charger | - 18 W |
Charging Speed | 25W 18 W |
Full charging time | 1:29 hr |
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Reverse charging | |
Web browsing | 09:23 hr |
Watching video | 09:46 hr |
Gaming | 04:55 hr |
Standby | 78 hr |
Cellular Modem | Snapdragon™ X65 5G Modem-RF system Snapdragon X55 5G modem-RF system |
Cellular Technology |
LTE, 5G
LTE Broadcast, TD-SCDMA, GSM/EDGE, LAA, 5G NR, 5G/4G spectrum sharing, LTE FDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone), CDMA 1x, 5G NR TDD, NSA, WCDMA (DC-HSUPA), EV-DO, 5G NR FDD, sub-6 GHz, WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA), TDD, LTE TDD support for CBRS, FDD, mmWave, LTE TDD |
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5G Network | 100 MHz envelope tracking, Adaptive antenna tuning, Uplink Data Compression (UDC), 5G envelope tracking |
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Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps, Up to 2.5 Gbps |
Upload Speed | Up to 3 Gbps, Up to 316 Mbps |
Dual SIM |
wireless System | Apple Wireless System Apple Wireless System |
Wi-Fi Band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
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WiFi-6 | |
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Wi-Fi 7 | |
Download Speed | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE Bluetooth 5.0 |
GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou |
USB | USB-C Lightning, USB 2.0 |
NFC |
Audio Playback | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Speakers | Stereo Stereo |
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FM radio | |
Dolby Atmos |
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Barometer | |
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Ambient light sensor |